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| Indo-Pak foreign secys meet on Feb 25 to break the ice | | | | Agencies
ISLAMABAD | FEB 12
Following a break in the continuity of confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks 14 months ago, the two countries have emphasised the need for holding "meaningful and result-oriented" foreign
secretary-level talks "to break the ice".
In response to an offer made by New Delhi two weeks ago, Islamabad has agreed to carry forward CBMs and people-to-people contact to ease off tension between the two neighbouring countries a little.
To start with, it was decided to hold foreign secretary-level talks on February 25.
During the talks, which would be held in New Delhi, Islamabad would raise all "core issues" and press for resumption of composite dialogue, which was suspended after Mumbai attacks, prime minister's office said in a statement issued here today.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had called up her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir and invited him to New Delhi for talks, proposing February 18 or 25 as the favoured dates for it. The PMO statement said the decision on holding the ta... | |
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| Sageer deserves some praise despite his controversial recommendations | | | |
RUSTAM
JAMMU, Feb 12: Secretary (Ajit Kumar) to the Working Group on Centre-State Relations, headed by Justice Sageer Ahmed, submitted the report to J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on December 23 at Jammu. Ever since, Justice Sageer has been facing the people’s (read integrationists’) ire.
The reason: His controversial recommendations, including the recommendation in favour of autonomy, and his observations and suggestions, including the observation that the people of Jammu province have not been discriminated against and suggestion that Union Territory status could not be given to the cold-desert Ladakh.
Another reason: Justice Sageer Ahmed submitted his report with... | |
| | | | All is not well in CAPD department Poonch-Rajouri | | Fake ration cards scam surfaces in Rajouri , Departmental probe initiated | | |
SHAFIQ MIR
Rajouri, February 12, 2010
The department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution ( CAPD) known for its scandals and scams in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has landed in an other trouble in the frontier border district Rajouri. A big scam of fake ration cards prepared by the officials of the department has surfaced in border district Rajouri for which the department has initiated an internal probe itself with an aim to avoid the external interference . The police is also investigating the matter separately , however, the findings of both the probes are yet awaited .
Giving details, well placed sources in the department said that Rajouri police is investigatin... | |
| | | | HM commander, his deputy killed in Rajouri | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 12:
The Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit today suffered a major jolt when its divisional commander and his deputy were shot dead by police and army in a joint gunbattle at Kallar Swari near Kandi Koteranka in Rajouri.
Following intelligence inputs about the movement of HM divisional commander Mohammad Aslam alias Jaan Nissar of Kandi and his deputy Saddam Hussain, son of Raj Bakkarwal of Budhal, in and around Kallar Swari, police and troops of 48 Rashtriya
Rifles (RR) cordoned off the village two days back, SSP (Rajouri) Shafqat Wattali said.
He said all escape routes were plugged and ambushes laid by jawans in the village fields and at the ... | |
| | | | Mahashivratri celebrates with religious fervor, gaiety | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu , Feb 12
Maha Shiv Ratri—the great night of Lord Shiva—was celebrated as most important and auspicious festival by the Hindus all over Jammu and Kashmir in particular with devotion and religious fervour.
Generally every 14th day of the dark fortnight is called Shiv Ratri. But the one that falls in the dark fortnight is known as Maha Shiv Ratri since the Jyotir Lingam is said to have appeared on the earth at midnight to remove darkness and ignorance from the planet.
It being an official holiday in the state, the Shiva temples across the region witnessed a huge rush of devotees throughout the day. The migrant Kashmiri Pandit community, which observes Shivratri a... | |
| | | | Amnesty to militants likely to land Govt in serious trouble | | `If disappeared persons are in Pak they must return’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 12:Grant of amnesty to militants waiting for home coming in Pakistan has been widely welcomed in the Valley a few statements to the contrary notwithstanding. The Chief Minister and New Delhi have won acclaim for the decision. However, the process may land the state government into serious trouble. The statements issued in response to allegations of enforced disappearances will be put to litmus test in the coming days when the home coming starts. The government has been saying that the youth shown in the list of disappeared persons by human rights groups had gone to Pakistan to seek arms training.
The issue of enforced disappearances has been agitated vehe... | |
| | | | Another setback to PDP as Tassaduq Hussain contemplates to join Cong? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 12
Is Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) heading towards another defection?
If sources in PDP are to be believed, another top prominent party leader of Jammu region is contemplating on joining Congress party-major coalition ally in present regime.
After bearing a major set back, following former Minister of State and party’s senior leader Manjit Singh shaking hands with Congress in Vijaypur, it is learnt that another mass base leader and a close aide of former chief minister and PDP’s patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is in touch with Congress leadership here as well as at New Delhi to get into the party folds.
Though the top leadership on PDP and Congress are tigh... | |
| | | | 6.5 kg RDX seized from two militant hideouts | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 12:
A huge cache of arms and ammunition, besides 6.5 kg RDX, was recovered by security forces from two militant hideouts in Reasi and Poonch districts today.
While conducting searches in Budhal forests of Reasi, security forces came across a militant hideout. The search of the hideout led them to the recovery of one 5 kg
RDX-laden improvised explosive device (IED), 15 electronic detonators, 4 UBGL grenades, one UBGL launcher, 104 pika rounds and some other explosive items, according to police sources.
The hideout was later smashed by the troops. Another hideout was busted by security forces in Khad Mochian Nullah area. Four AK Rifles, one 1.5 kg RDX-lad... | |
| | | | Two brothers arrested for LeT links | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 12:
Two brothers were arrested by police from Merna near Patmihala in Kishtwar today for their links with the pan-Islamic Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit.
As intelligence suggested that the two brothers had been working for LeT for the past some time, cops raided their residence at Merna in the afternoon and took them in their
custody, police sources said.
They were identified as Ghulam Mohammad Shah (31) and Farooq Ahmad Shah (20).
Sources said they were very close to LeT militants active in Kishtwar and had been providing them logistic support and information about the movement of security forces.
Their sustained interrogation was in progress, th... | |
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